# Missouri HCR23: Calls on members of Congress to uphold the principles of federalism

Missouri HCR23, Calls on members of Congress to uphold the principles of federalism, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chad Perkins (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-22 (Voted Do Pass) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HCR23-2026
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HCR23
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Calls on members of Congress to uphold the principles of federalism
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-04-22, Voted Do Pass
- Sponsor: Chad Perkins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (161 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chad Perkins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Deanna Self (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Hewkin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 137 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-04-22: Voted Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Executive Session Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Public Hearing Held (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Public Hearing Scheduled - Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 9:00 a.m., SCR 2 - 1st Floor (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Referred: Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 137 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Taken Up for Third Reading (House)
- 2026-03-31: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-03-26: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-03-26: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-03-11: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House)
- 2026-03-03: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 13 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2026-03-03: Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2026-03-03: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2026-02-24: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2026-02-05: Referred: Elections (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5904H.02I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act" (signed)
- HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit (signed)
- HB2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity (signed)
- HB2885: Requires all proceeds from boating registrations to be deposited in the water patrol division fund and used exclusively for the water patrol division (signed)
- HB2896: Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institutions of higher education (signed)
- HB2819: Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to the nearest five cent denomination (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5904H.02I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act"](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3231-2026)
- [HB3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3080-2026)
- [HB2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2974-2026)
- [HB2885: Requires all proceeds from boating registrations to be deposited in the water p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2885-2026)
- [HB2896: Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institut…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2896-2026)
- [HB2819: Modifies provisions relating to certain cash transactions requiring rounding to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2819-2026)
- [Missouri bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri/bills)
- [Missouri state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HCR23-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).